Louver post



P 1929- L. T. MART 1,723,493

LOUVER POST Filed Oct. 28. 1927 INVENTOR Leorz T'Marfg,

ATTORNEYS;

Patented Sept. 17, 1929 UNITED STATES LEON .T. MART, OF KANSAS CITY,MISSOURI noovnn, Pos'r Application filed. October 28, 1927. Serial No.229,430. I

, terial expended, and in a wood construction it is practicallyimpossible to dismantle the louvers and posts without so injuring theparts that they cannot be used a second time.

One of the objects of the invention, there- ,ZO fore, is to produce apost possessing the general characteristics outlined which may bereadily dismantled and re-used as often as desired, the strength anddurability of the posts being practically unlimited and the louverboards not being injured in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction by which alouvered fence may be readily transformed into a solid fence or viceversa, or into a combination solid and louver fence to meet structuralor exposure conditions, the louvered portion of the fence being eitherabove or below the solid or closed portion thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a construction inWhich the louvers may be quickly and easily placed in or removed fromposition and which are of simple, strong, durable, eflicient andinexpensive construction; and in order that it may be fully understood,reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmental perspective view of a cast iron post of L-shapewhich is particularly designed for 5 use as an end post against a wallor the like, embodying the invention and having a louver board inoperative position.

Figure 2 is a section through the board and indicates a post of T-shapefor use intermediate the ends of a fence.

Figure 3 is a fragmental front elevation I of the structure as shown inFigure 2.

Figure 4 is a section through a corner post embodying the invention,

Figure 5 is a fragmental view .of a slightly modified form ofconstruction employing a number of spaced lug's instead of a flangedconstruction. i 7

' Figure 6 is a fragmental front elevation of asection of louveredfenceembodying the invention. j I r ,i I

In the said drawing, where a number of posts intended for use undervarious conditions are illustrated, it being understoodthat thecustomary practice isto form rectilinear towers made up in fencesections of any desirable length, lindicates a T-shaped louver postwhich is the preferable form for all posts intermediate'theends of afence, F

although it will be evident that the L'-shaped members 1 may bearrangedin pairs toproduce an equivalent intermediate post, if de:sired. I Formed integrally with the lower end of each post is a foot orbase 2 whereby the post may be readily secured by bolts 7 or otherwiseto the foundation 3 of a tower, and commencing at the desired pointabove the base 2 and continuing in regularly spaced relation for thefull length of the stem of the T-shaped member or of one of the anglesof the L-shaped member, are a series of projecting lugs 41, said 'l ugspreferably being arranged-in pairs, each pair having their upper facesinthe same inclined plane according to the angle the louver 8 boards areto assume. Spaced from the lowermost of each 'of'the pairs of studs 4,adis-r I tance slightly greater than the thickness of the louver is astud 5, the studs t and 5 thus providing slots for the reception 4 ofthe boards 6, said slots being of suchzwidth as to snugly receive theboards to hold 'them against vibration or displacement by the wind, thelower edges of the boards being in abutment with the cross head of theT- shaped posts or with the other angle or flange of the L-shaped posts,the flanges of the posts thus constituting stops'or abutments for theedges of the louvers to prevent them from sliding inwardly beyond apredetermined point.

As it is frequently desirable to construct a solid or closed fence, or acombination solid and louvered fence, the lowermost lugs 4 and theiradjacent lugs 5 are spaced from the abutment flange of the post adistance slightly greater than the thickness of the louver boards. Thus,if desired, a closed or solid fence may be built up from any pointintermediate the height of a louver section by placing a series ofboards in vertical position as shown in Figure 2 and permitting thelowermost board to rest on and be supported by one of the inclinedlouvers, it being evident that if desired, the fence may be built solidfrom the foundation or base for the full height of the posts, or atanydesired height the fence may be modified to provide a louverconstruction. Under certain conditions it is the practice to remove thelouver boards during the winter months, but with the construction ofthis invention the boards maybe placed, during the winter months, in

a vertical position for the ready shedding of water and to prevent thepocketing of snow between the louvers, without necessitating theircomplete removal and storage.

Figure 4 illustrates an X-shaped corner post which in effect comprises apair of intersecting L-shaped posts, said corner posts having lugequipped flanges 7 and stop or abutment flanges 8. The flanges 7 areformed integrally with the studs as abovedescribed and they cooperatewith flanges 8 in all respects similar to that described in connectionwith Figures 2, 3 and 6.

Figure, 5 illustrates a louver post of the general character aboveoutlined, but in which pairs of spaced lugs 9 and 10 have been,

substituted for, the customary abutment flange. The spaced lugs 9 areadapted to form abutments for the louvers when in inclined position andare so spaced and arranged that in conjunction with the lugs 10 theywill cooperate with lugs 4 and 5 to sup.- port louvers in verticalposition, substantially as outlined hereinabove.

From. the above description it will be apparent that while I havedescribed and illustrated the preferred form of the invention possessingall of the features of advantage set out as desirable, it is to beunderstood that I reserve the right to make all changes properly fallingwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A louver fence comprising a louver post formed of an upright, aseries of spaced louver-supporting elements on said upright,

a louver board supported by said elements in an inclined position, andabutment members formed on the edge of said upright and in contact withthe louver boards, said support ing elements and abutment members beingso spaced that they are adapted to receive vertically arranged louverboards between them.

2. A louver fence comprising a louver post formed of a pair of flangesextending at right angles to each other, a series of spacedlouver-supporting elements on one of said flanges, and a louver boardsupported by said elements and having one of its edges in abutment withthe other flange of the post, said supporting elements and flange beingso spaced that they are adapted to receive vertit-ally arranged louverboards between them.

3. A louver post formed with a vertical guide adapted to receive andretain vertically arranged louver boards, and a transverse guide adaptedto receive and retain inclined louver boards.

4.. A. louver post formed of a pair of flanges extending at right anglesto each other, and louver board supporting elements on one of saidflangesadapted to receive and retain louver boards in inclined position,said supporting elements being spaced from the other flange of the postto provide a guide adapted to receive and retain vertically arrangedlouver boards.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

LEON T. MART.

